Never Leave A Child Alone In A Vehicle

Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car

Facts show new parents suffer from exhaustion due to lack of sleep, hormone changes, stress, and changes in their normal routine. Any one of these changes can cause your memory to fail at a time you least expect it. Even the best of parents and caregivers can overlook a sleeping baby in a car and the end result can be injury or even death.

B..... Back SeatPut something in the back seat of your vehicle that requires you to open the back door every time you park - cell phone, employee badge, handbag, etc.

E..... Every child Every child should be correctly restrained in the back seat.

S..... Stuffed animalKeep a stuffed animal in your child's car seat. Place it on the front seat as a reminder when your baby is in the back seat.

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February 12, 2015

Driscoll Children's Hospital purchased eight Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), which will be placed in non-clinical areas of the hospital courtesy of a generous donation from the Auxiliary to Driscoll Children's Hospital.
The $15,800 donation will help make every hospital visitor - including friends and families of patients...READ MORE

October 13, 2014

October 13, 2014

Allison Shaffer is a burgeoning young writer, but she already knows the key to being a great author - create stories that come from personal experience. That's what the 17-year-old former Driscoll Children's Hospital patient did when she wrote "Tiny, The Small Christmas Tree," a Christmas book written by Shaffer and illustrated by...READ MORE

May 05, 2014

CORPUS CHRISTI - According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more children ages 5 -14 go to emergency rooms for bicycle related injuries than with any other sport, many are head injuries. It is important to keep your head safe and always wear a helmet when participating in a wheeled sport. Here are some tips from...READ MORE

April 28, 2014

CORPUS CHRISTI - On Saturday, Driscoll Children's Hospital will celebrate seven years of renal transplants with patients and their families at the annual Transplant Reunion. For nearly 10 years, Driscoll's Kidney Center has offered comprehensive kidney care to the children of South Texas, including transplantation, general nephrology...READ MORE